Graffiti and Street Art

Soul Brother Graffiti

A dry-cleaning business in the aftermath of the 1967 riots. Black business owners began spray painting "Soul Brother" on the boarded-up windows of their stores in an effort to mitigate the damage that would be done.  SourceSource

Detroit Remembers 9/11

A mural on an abandoned storefront memorializes September 11, 2001. Source

Obama for America, God for Detroit

A spraypainted message displaying political and religious views. Source

Facade of the Metropolitan Building

Built in 1925, the Metropolitan Building used to be the headquarters of Detroit's jewlers and watchmakers. The building was vacant for 40 years, from 1979 to 2019, before being redeveloped into the Element Hotel. SourceSource